The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-05-28
159 down TO 76 The other contest
ants in the order OF their merit were
as flllows:

159 down TO 76 The other contest
ants in the order ol their merit were
as f1llows:
9. Bell, Lieutenant, Washington Cont
nentals.
10. Chantler, Lieutenant. Company First
M Minnesots.
Il. Stoyer. Corporal, COMPANY B Second
z. Dawson, Private, COmpa ny D Louis
vile Legion.
l3. Mounpoy, Sergeant, Ponnsyl 'ania
State Fencibles.
, 4. sohan, Lieutenant, Com pany A Louis
vile Legion.
Is. Browning, Private, Sc ond Maryland.
l6. Browning, Captain, Second Maryland.
II. Parsons, Private, Indianapolis Light
Infantry.
IS Erwin, Private, Company First Ala
bama.
10. Shield, Lieutenant, Company Ii Sixth
Illinois.
20, Morrell. Lieutenant, Company D sec-
q. Watson, Private, Company D Louis
vile Legion.
%. KO gler, Private, Company II Sixth IL
linois.
=. %: Rawlss, Captain, Company B Second
Indiana.
"a. Browning, A E, Pli ate, Company D
Second Maryland.
,,25. Stephens. Private, Company G Third
Virginia.
20. Garcelon, Sergeant, Company Second
Maine.
~. Wyatt, Private, Light Infantry Blues,
Virginia.
"a. Smith, Lieutenant, Company A Third
Virginia.
,.29, Bqrge, Sergeant, Company Third
Kentucky,
80. Crews, Private, Company A Third vir-
ginia.
Bstween 2:30 and O'Clock q COM
petitive battalion drill took place, in
which ths Fifth Rhode Island, the
Louisville Legion and the Washington
Light Infantry-ninety-s men each
participate d. The practice through
out was pronounced good by compe.
tent judges, and opinions are about
equally divided as to the respective
merits OF the three organizations
Following the drill OF the Louisville
men, their drum corps performed an
in;erluds of a novel charscter-a silent
drill. By far the most enttr;eInipg
feature of the days pageantry was the
individual competitive drill, conduct
ed on the country spelling match
principle, which came next sf.er the
battalion competition. The sixty
competitors we're selected men-two
from each comp raDy, Az the very out.
set the line was broken by the judges,
who Ietirea eight men for
failure to place their pieces
against their toes at ''order arms"
The 0lill was exceedingly eevere.
Four Keen eyed army off we're on
the lookout for errors, traps and pit
falls were set for the unwa y, and or
ders came thicker and more abruptly
IS the work went on. The excite
ment Iose 10 fever heat when only
four men were left standing, 10 three
of whom the prizss must fall. A
BeIkusp rfleman was the frt of
those 10 go dowO, and the final
s rugge then lay between San
Antonio rihemsn, Wash ngton
Light Infantry man and sergeant OF
the Louieville Legion. The eyes Of
judges dets cted petty mistakes on the
part 1 the two latter and they direo'ei
the handsome, erect, well built Texyn
10 step forward az the winner of the
first prizs. The contest between the
remaining two resulted in giving the
second priz7 10 the Washingtonisn
and the third to the Louisville man.
The victors in the contest are Private
II. G. Stack, San Antonio Rifles;
Charles T. Conrad, Company
B, Washington Light Inf,ntry;
and Sergeant ]. r. Wagner, Compa-
ny A, Louisville Legion. The Mil
wsukee Light Battery gave 6ne ex-
hibition saber drill. The Virginia bri-
gade followed with a gorgeous d ess
parade. The Lomax Rifles and Tole-
do cadets successively gave exhibition
drills. The Lomsx Rhss were COM
manded during a portion of their
work by NJ ss Mary O. Vass, OF Mobile,
the company's sponsor, a young lady
of qusenly form, with a face Of the
noblest type of Southern beauty.